Lutheran World Service India (LWSI), an International Non Government Organization, is the country programme of the Lutheran World Federation / Department for World Service, Geneva, Switzerland, which acts on behalf of the communion of Lutheran Churches worldwide.

The main objective of LWSI is to empower women and men of disadvantaged communities to enhance their quality of life by cultivating self reliance. LWSI has been implementing Disaster Response, Disaster Preparedness and Integrated Development Projects for more than three decades. It is currently working in the states of West Bengal, Orissa, Assam and Tamil Nadu. Assistance is rendered to those in need irrespective of race, creed, nationality, sex, religion or political conviction.

LWSI emphasizes the active and direct participation of the most marginalized in all project activities. The communities are partners and all interventions are carried out through their organizations and groups. At the end of 2006, LWSI was working in partnership with 2,705 communities, covering approximately a population of 774,301. It was supporting 5,504 Community Based Organizations, Self Help Groups and Disaster Mitigation Teams.

The LWSI programme was started in 1974 in response to refugee needs after the Bangladesh war of independence. With financial support from partners and the encouragement of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI), the program expanded to many parts of West Bengal and Orissa in the eastern region.

LWF is a founding member of Action by Churches Together (ACT) International, a global alliance of churches and related agencies working to save lives and support communities in emergencies. ACT (Development) brings together churches and related organizations in a new global alliance aimed at eradicating poverty, injustice and the abuse of human rights.